Sagar district
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Sagar district | |
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Government | |
• Sagar | |
Area | |
• Total | 10,252 km2 (3,958 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,378,458 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 77.52 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 896 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | sagar |
23°48′N 78°40′E / 23.800°N 78.667°E Sagar district is a
The district has an area of 10,252 km², and a population of 2,378,458 (2011 census), an increase of 45% or by 732,260 inhabitants from its 1991 population of 1,646,198. Sagar district is dominated by Sonis, Jains and Yadavs.[1]
As of 2011, it is the third most populous district of Madhya Pradesh, after Indore and Jabalpur.[2]
History
Ancient history
Firstly, Sagar was under the rules of Ahir-Rajas and their capital was at Garhpehra.[3]
Modern history
The history of the town of Sagar dates back to about 1660 AD, when Udan Shah, a descendant of Nihal Shah, built a small fort where the present one sits and founded a village close to it called Parkota Sagar. The present fort and a settlement under its walls were founded by Govind Pant Bundele, an officer of the
Geography
Sagar district is located in the middle of the state. The
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 469,686 | — |
1911 | 541,256 | +1.43% |
1921 | 528,384 | −0.24% |
1931 | 544,928 | +0.31% |
1941 | 597,049 | +0.92% |
1951 | 636,191 | +0.64% |
1961 | 796,547 | +2.27% |
1971 | 1,062,291 | +2.92% |
1981 | 1,323,132 | +2.22% |
1991 | 1,647,736 | +2.22% |
2001 | 2,021,987 | +2.07% |
2011 | 2,378,458 | +1.64% |
source:[6] |
According to the
At the time of the
Administrative divisions
There are 8 Constituencies in the district.[9]
Culture
Places of interest
Dayasagar Ji Mararaj Nemingar Jain Tirth
Neminagar Jain Tirth is in Banda tehsil located 30 km from Sagar on National Highway NH-86. It was built in the name of Aacharya Shri 108 Nemisagar ji maharaj by the blessings of his disciple aacharya 108 shri dayasagar ji maharaj. This temple has one choubisi (24 tirthankars god on 24 different altars), one levitated trikal choubisi (Lords of time passes, the time now and time to be), and a navagraha mandir (Lords of nine planets).[10]
Pateria ji
Shri Parsvanath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra,
Makronia, Sagar
A former Dr H. S. Gour University started from Makronia's SAF Campus so many historic events are connected through Makronia. This region is developing as the suburban region near Sagar City. It is just 5 km away from the city. It has its separate railway station, the biggest hotel in Sagar, the Paradise Hotel, many CBSE and MP board schools, as well as a government engineering college. Many army bases are located in Makronia. Also Makronia Nagar Palika, there are many Engineering Colleges in Makronia, as there is a shortage of space in the City, development is moving towards the Makronia Region.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Gopal Bhargava, Indian politician
- Sir Hari Singh Gour – founder of Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, a lawyer, jurist, educationalist, social reformer, writer and member of the Constitutional Assembly
- Virendra Kumar Khatik – Indian politician
- Kshamasagar – Jain Bhikshu
- Govind Namdev – director
- Padmakar – Ritikal Poet
- Vitthalbhai Patel – poet, lyricist, former government minister, and social worker.
- Nathuram Premi (1881–1960) – writer, publisher, poet, editor, linguist and intellectual in the field of Jainism and Hindi literature; born in the city of Deori
- Govind Singh Rajput – Indian politician
- Vijaya Raje Scindia – (1919 – 2001), consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, and later a politician elected to both houses of the Indian parliament. Bborn in Sagar.[12][13]
- Ravishankar Shukla (2 August 1877 – 31 December 1956) – born in Sagar, first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh state.
- Bhupendra Singh – Indian politician
- Mukesh Tiwari – actor
- Ramkumar Verma – Indian Poet
- Harsh Yadav – Indian politician
- Laxmi Narayan Yadav – Indian politician
See also
References
- ^ Suchandana Gupta (5 November 2003) Cong list causes dissent in MP, Digvijay worried. Times of India
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Sagar" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ISBN 978-81-7625-714-5.
- ^ "a publication from archaeological survey of india, pg 1" (PDF).
- ^ "Sagar Geography of Sagar Culture of Sagar Cuisine of Sagar Places of interest in Sagar Geographic coordinate of Sagar". www.brandbharat.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-01 Population By Religion: Madhya Pradesh". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Constituencies | DISTRICT SAGAR, Govenrment of Madhya Pradesh | India". Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Jain Temple Details". www.jainmandir.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Jain-Tirth-Pateria, M.P". jain.org.in. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Vijayaraje Scindia Biography - Vijayaraje Scindia Profile, Childhood, Life, Timeline". www.iloveindia.com.
- ^ "StreeShakti - The Parallel Force". www.streeshakti.com.